Robinho doesn't get along with Manchester City boss Mark Hughes, it has been revealed.

The Daily Mail says Robinho does not like Hughes. Of that there is no doubt. But that should not preclude the South American from performing for his team. Hughes, after all, has done his bit.

When he replaced Robinho in the last round of this competition at Copenhagen last month, Hughes turned to the travelling supporters and urged them to applaud the £160,000-a-week player from the field.

When he was injured at West Ham recently, Hughes gave Robinho permission to travel home to Brazil for five days to receive treatment at the hands of a medic he has apparently trusted throughout his short career. Sadly, Hughes has not always had the payback he would have wished for.

The former Wales and Blackburn manager does not want Robinho to like him. He was twice a centre forward for Manchester United, he is used to being unpopular. But he wants and needs the Brazilian to play for him.

By all accounts, Robinho does see his time at City as a long-term project, especially since a move to Chelsea seemed to disappear with the sacking of compatriot Luiz Felipe Scolari in February. Maybe he is waiting for Hughes to be sacked.